Kazakhstan Oil Meets a Caspian Chokepoint
Via The Diplomat, a report on how much of the oil produced in Kazakhstan transits through a pipeline across Russia, which now has shrunk output for a variety of reasons: After the Russian government [...]
Mexico’s Biggest Convenience Store Chain Wants To Become A Superbank
Via Rest of World, a report on how Mexico’s biggest convenience store chain wants to become a superbank: Since late November 2021, Mexico’s ubiquitous Oxxo stores have been covered with bright [...]
The Mirage Of Egypt’s New Capital City
Via WorldCrunch, an article on how – in an area the size of Singapore – Egypt is building its new capital under the close control of the military and the head of state.  But will it turn [...]
Google’s Subsea Cable For Africa Lands In Togo
Via Quartz, a report on Google’s subsea cable for Africa which is making its first landing in Togo: Equiano, Google’s subsea internet cable in Africa, will make its first landing in Togo this [...]
Tiger Global: Earning Its Stripes In Africa
Via TechCrunch, a report on the New York hedge fund which has invested in nine African startups across ten deals since marking its return in 2021: You can count on one hand the number of funds [...]
Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia
Via Foreign Policy, an article on Africa’s potential to provide gas to Germany: With the United States and United Kingdom banning Russian energy exports and the European Union announcing it [...]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.